El Porto Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 118.43° W

El Porto Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
21.5° C
3.4° 

El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
130
130
94
93
74
74
75
76
188
190
246
252
201
170
66
66
64
163
235
238
238
230
230
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:34PM1.85m
1:07PM1.37m
00:23AM1.62m
1:50PM1.40m
1:16AM1.36m
2:35PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:33AM-0.24m
6:28PM0.53m
7:12AM-0.05m
7:33PM0.54m
7:48AM0.16m
8:50PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:04
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
23
24
23
21
21
21
20
21
23
23
23
21
21
20
20
21
24
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
22
22
21
23
24
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
24
22
22
23
22
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